South African rap artist AKA shot dead outside restaurant in Durban

Parents of Kiernan Forbes pay tribute to ‘beloved son’ who was killed alongside another man while walking to car

One of South Africa’s top rap artists, known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the eastern city of Durban, his family said.

Kiernan Forbes, 35, won multiple South African awards, was nominated several times for a Black Entertainment Television award in the US and was once nominated for an MTV Europe music award.